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[Centipede]
« on: February 14, 2010, 05:10:45 PM »




Hardware : Dedicated Atari / Original Atari Hardware / default setting
Location  : The Shed / Denmark
Date       : 06-11-2009
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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2011, 01:54:06 PM »
Took a game the other day, and on my first try!


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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2011, 02:12:30 PM »
nice score, michael! i've been playing a lot of centipede lately, but i don't get anywhere near your score. any useful tips?
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2011, 06:15:12 PM »
Why don't you post some scores???
When i play i shoot all the mushrooms (almost) in the right half side of the screen, but i can only keep it almst empty to 40k+ or something like that, after 50k the game speeds up an it's sheer luck from that point on.. The flea speeds up!!!!

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I'm at the airport, waiting for my plane to London, where i will be for 4-5 weeks.
@Etienne; i havent forgot the Crazy Kong PCB i owe you, but ill send it to you when i get home 
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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2011, 07:09:48 PM »
Dont worry Muerto, i got enough boards here, Keep it yourself, or make somebody else happy with it !

i got 2 original falcons that will be repaired, and another one (which looks like a boot), and is working in the cab ATM.



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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2011, 10:42:06 AM »
My machine is working again (thanks to level42), but i can't score more then 35000.  :(

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2011, 11:06:40 AM »
so it was a combi of trackball rollers and optical sensor ?
and it was not the schmid-trigger IC's ?

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2011, 11:33:20 AM »
None of the above, i greased the rollers the wrong way.  ::) >:( After cleaning them they work fine.

I also installed the new pcb i got (thanks Sonic!), and that took care of a small graphic problem at the top of the screen.

So thanks to you, andre and barry i got a perfect working centipede!  :spaceace: :spaceace:

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2011, 12:36:28 PM »
One optical board _was_ defective though !

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2011, 04:06:34 PM »
okay, that explains why there was only one way movement possible.

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2011, 04:12:26 PM »
Yup. It was a combination of two problems which caused me to be a bit puzzled about it all.

Bottom line is that it's working again.

Slight graphic error ? Usually bad (E)PROM or socket.

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2011, 04:40:48 PM »
Yes, when you visited me i showed it to you. The color in the upper part of the screen was slightly lighter then the rest.

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2011, 04:43:15 PM »
I'm getting old, didn't remember....

Uh....and another game PCB fixed it ?

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2011, 04:51:18 PM »
yes, i bought another pcb from someone on KLOV with the help of Barry. 

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Re: [Centipede]
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2013, 10:31:25 PM »
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